Fountain-brush.



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CHARLES EICKMIER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

FGUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenten Mar. 2'?, lili?.

. Application filed May 22, 1916. Serial No. 99,037.

To all wwm z'' may concern:

Be it known' that I, CHARLES EIGKMIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, county of Jefferson, and State of Kentucky,have` invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes,.of which the following is a speccation.

This invention relates to fountain brushes intended primarily to containliquid soap, for the use of persons shaving, although it i may be foundapplicable to other' purposes.

An object of this invention, is to provide a brush of the classdescribed which shall .be facile of operation, economical and durable inservice.

With the foregoing and other objects in,

view, the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangementof parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which forms a part ofthis specification, wherein is set forth an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that such changes and modifications may beresorted to as come within the scope of the claims appended hereunto.

Referring nowto the drawing, wherein similar reference charactersdesignate like 'parts in the -several views, Figure 1, isa frontelevation of an embodiment of the device: Fig. 2, a. centrallongitudinal section: Fig. 3, a transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig.2.

Referring now in detail to the drawing -11 designates a cylindricalshell, which forms the body, or handle of the brush. In the forward end*12M of the handle, a cup-shaped member -13 is suitably secured with itsopen end outward forming asocket for the reception of a brush -14 whichis composed of bristles, or suitable material secured in a ferrule -15-,and which is provided with Y a central tube, or conduit, .-16-. Theferrule carrying the brush .is adapted to be inserted in the cup 13, andbe retained there by friction. The bottom of the socket is provided witha central perforation -17-.

'The rear end of the handle is closed by a head -18- having a centralperforation -19-- An elongated cup 20m extends into the interior of thehandle through the perforation 19, and is provided withan annularexterior flange -21-. A washer, or other suitable packing -92--- isinterposed between said flange and the head to form a fluid tightjoint.In the bottom of the cup 20 is a central perforation -23-. A valve rodk24- which extends through the opening 17 and 23 carries onr its lowerend, a valve w25, adapted to close the opening 17. A' plurality ofguides Q6- extended radially from .the valve-rod bear against the sidesof the opening 17 and serve to center the rod. Packing -2T of anysuitable material, preferably of a fibrous character, and impregnatedwith oil, is disposed in the bottom of thecup QIC- around the valve rod.A second cup' -28'-, provided with a. perforation -29- in its bottom,for the passage of the valve rod, -iits within the 'cup 20, bearing onand compacting the packing 27. A coil spring `30, disposed about thevalve rod, is positioned in the cup 28. This spring bears 'respectivelyagainst the bottom of the cup 28, and against the inner end of a stem31- extended from a thumb-piece, or button 3Q- which 'is adjustablyattached to the valve rod by suitable means, such as screw-th1jeads-33-. It will be observed that the spring serves three functions, viz: tkeeps the valve 25 and the cup 20 seated and the packing 22 compressed.Pressure on the thumb-piece will open the valve, the degree of theopening, if the thumb-piece is entirely depressed, depending on thedistance between the bottom ofthe thumb-piece and the end of they cup.26, which space may be regulated by screwing the-thumb-piece on or ofi'7of the valve rod. i

To prepare the device for service, it is held with the brush end upward,the brush removed from the socket, the thumb piece pressed. in, therebyopening the valve 25.

handle, the thumb-piece released, closing the valve and the brushreplaced in the socket. To use, the bristles are lirst dipped in water,

then the brush held downward, the piece depressed and a suitablequantity otff soap allowed to flow from the reservon-,l the soap findingits way into the brush through the tube 1G: The brush may then beusedfjx.

in theusual. manner. lifter use the bristles maybe removed andthoroughly washer' From the foregoing description i be seen that l'haveproduced a fountain brusl'l, of convenient manipulation, and which mayreadily be sterilized, thus conforming to the sanitary requirements ofthe laws of various States.

' ,rations inthe bottoms thereof, a Valve clos- ,ing said outlet, a .rodleading fromsaid valve through the perorations inv said' cups, a

springdisposed about saidrod Withinthe' f interior cup, :andathumb-piece adjustably 'attached to' the end of' the rod.

ln a device of the character' described, a reservoir, "asoeftetpositioned in one end thereof, 1a brush removably positioned insaid socket, said reservoir having' anfoutiet into said socket, andhavin-g anopenin -opposite the outlet, a cup removably positioned insaid opening, a second cup telesoopioally fitted in the r'st ,mentionedcup, said cups iavingaiined partei-ations in the bottoms thereof, a-valve for said outlet, a rodleziding Atrom said 'vilve throng theperforavtions in 'the oups., a spring disposed about cup, said cupssaid'rod,a11d a thumb-piece adjustabl'yat;v

tached'to the end; of the rod.l

3. In a fountain brush, a tubular reservoir hinting ra-'restrictedopening at one end and an unrestricted opening` at the other` end, aSocket positioned in the latter opening, a brush removably positioned insaid socket, a cup extended through said restricted opening into thereservoir, a ange on the outer a thumb piece adjustably connected to the-outer end oi said rod and a spring disposed abouty the rod Within theinterior cup and bearing respectively1 on the ybottom of the cup andsaid thumb piece, `said spring serving to 'close the valve and tomaintain the cups- 1n position relative to each other and to thereservoir.

CHARLIE EmKMiER.

